# N747GE: 1970 Boeing 747-121, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 138487A)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-7a) (registry code 51543)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19651
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance, crew training, market survey
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 2018
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2002
- Last registry action: February 13, 2017
- Mode S code: AA0D26
- Owner when cancelled: [General Electric Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20ELECTRIC%20CO)
- Location: [Victorville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Victorville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5670° N, 117.3629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92394, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747GE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=747GE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747GE-2020-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-121: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX4491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4491), Dec 5, 1996: ELEVATOR PCP. MALFUNCTION. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR AN UNCOMMANDED AUTOPILOT PITCH UP WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED FROM 1 TO ZERO, A DISCREPANCY WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LT INBOARD ELEVATO
- [SDR 97ZZZX4490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4490), Dec 5, 1996: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT BODY LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING ON THE STA 1480 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE INBOARD LUG OF THE FITTING CRACKED. BOEING SM 747-53-2298 WAS NOT 

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20150309003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150309003599I), Mar 9, 2015: Boeing 747-121 (N747GE), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. The test engine general electric passport -20 15,00 pounds thrust cought fire, fuel was shut off, and fire suppression used.
- [Incident 20050613013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050613013899I), Jun 13, 2005: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Boeing 747 flying testbed aircraft scraped #2 engine nacelle on landing. Number two engine (GP7200) is much larger than the p&w JT9D-7A, 747 engine.…
- [Incident 20021210033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021210033209I), Dec 10, 2002: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) During approach noticed smoke trailing from no. 2 engine. After rollout, fire observed in no. 2 engine pylon. Crew evacuated aircraft from R2 door.…
- [Incident 19970522043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522043209I), May 22, 1997: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Turbine blade failure during cold soak test. Number 4 bearing support damage and exhaust plug seperation.

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